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Home My WebLink About6.a. Minutes of December 17, 1996 Regular City Council Meeting . ' � � ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEIIINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 17, 1996 Pursuant to due ca11 and notice therec�f a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was duly held on Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145th Street VVest. Mayor Busho called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Anderson, Wippermann, Carroll, and Edwards. Also present were City Attorney LeFevere, City Administrator Burt, Community Development Director Rogness, and Police Lieutenant Kuhns. Councilmember Anderson lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were no public comments or responses to public comment at this meeting. City Administrator Burt presented some clarification on the resolution for Item 6.n. Alarm Ordinance from City Attorney LeFevere. Councilmember Edwards asked to pull Item 6n. Alarm Ordinance for discussion. Mayor Busho agreed but suggested that it be tabled until the January 7 or January 21 regular City Council meeting. This would allow it to be discussed at a Committee of the Whole and a final resolution to be drafted. MOTION by Busho to table Item 6.n. Alarm Ordinance for discussion and place it back on City Council Agenda in January, 1997. Second by Edwards. Ayes: Five. Nays: None. Motion carried. MOTION by Wippertnann to approve the amended Consent Agenda pulling Item 6.n. Alarm Ordinance. Second by Anderson. Ayes: Five. Nays: None. Motion carried. Community Development Director Rogness presented the Rechtzigel/Raak Agricultural Lot Division. This would create a 12.5 acre parcel on the southeast corner of 140th Street West and STH 52. Mr. Gary Raak, owner of Twin City Feather Lite Trailers Company, approached Rechtzigel regarding purchase of this land. The lot split meets a11 requirements of the cunent AG zoning standards. Attorney Sheldomrepresented Mr. Raak at the meeting. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has not yet commented on the division. Rezoning will be addressed if and when necessary. The Planning Cornmission recommends approval. MOTI4N by Wippermann to adopt A RESOLUTION AFPROVING AN AGRICULTURAL DIVISION REQUESTED BY MARLON & JOANN RECHTZIGEL AND GARY RAAK contingent on comment from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Second by Carroll. Ayes: Edwards, Anderson, Wippermann, Busho, Carroll. Nays:None. Motion carried. Community Development Director Rogness reviewed the Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendrnent to change the land use designation from Agricultural to General Industrial for 54 acres between Pine Bend Trail and TH 55. Owner Dick Berger of Pine Bend Development Company commented that the land was not good for pasture or growing crops. This area is in the Mississippi River Corridor Area and has added restrictions due to the river bluff and wooded areas. Based on a site meeting wi#h City Staff and the Department of Natural Resources, it would ' be feasible for a business to locate there. There are no public utilities available to this site; d ' ♦. ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 17, 1996 however, there is a railroad spur. The Planning Commission vote was 3 to 2 in favor of ', recommendation for the guide plan. Rogness explained that the 1990 Comprehensive Guide Plan guided this are for General Industrial. Staff speculated that the 1993 change to Agricultural was in order to concentrate more industrial development along the TH 52 Corridor. Leon Endres made the request for the Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment. Endres Processing is currently in the City of Coates, employs 15 people,uses about 2000 gallons of water per day for a rinsing process which is then recycled and transferred offthe property. This is a food compost facility. Although Endres is looking at the Pine Bend Trail area to relocate, there are no contracts or agreements at this time. MOTION by Carroll to adopt A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR 54 ACRES OF LAND BETWEEN PINE BEND TRAIL AND TH 55 FROM AGRICULTURE TO GENERAL INDUSTRTAL. Second by Edwards. Ayes: Anderson, Wippermann, Busho, Carroll, Edwards. Nays: None. Motion carried. Community Development Director Rogness presented a grant application to the Metropolitan Council in connection with the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area(i�[NRRA). The program provides grants on a one to one match for eligible evaluation and planning activities during 1997. The City ofRosemount will be requestir�g $8,500 to identify and evaluate current Critical River Corridor ordinances in comparison to I�IlVRRA's Comprehensive Management Plan and to study industrial uses within the Pine Bend Area. Current staffwill be used to complete the in-kind work. MOTION by Anderson to approve A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE METR4POLITAN COUNCII.FOR MISSIS5IPPI NATIONAL RNER AND RECREATION AREA PLAN FUNDING AS5ISTANCE. Second by Edwards. Ayes: Wippermann, Busho, Carroll, Edwards, Anderson. Nays: None. Motion carried. Community Development Director Rogness exptained that the City of Rosemount is the regulatory government unit to determine if an Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) is needed for the proposed McNamara Chippendale/42 Mixed Use Planned Unit Development Project. After completing the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) and reviewing cornments from various agencies, staff is recommending against the need for an EIS. Tim Brown, Water Resource Coordinator and staff have determined that the Clean Water Act and practices now in use related to erosion, storm water capacity and water quality will sufficiently protect the water resources in this development. MOTION by Carroll to approve A RESOLUTION MAKING A NEGATNE DECLARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT(E.I.S.}FOR MCNAMARA ADDITION PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. Second by Edwards. Ayes: Busho, Carroll, Edwaxds, �4nderson, Wippermann. Nays:None: Motion carried. 2 ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 17, 1996 Developer Joe McNamaxa reported that much interest has been shown in the land a.nd looks forward to a successful project. City Administrator Burt requested City Council to consider some dates for interviews for commissioner positions and a goal setting session. Consensus was to al ow additional time for applications to be accepted for the six open positions. The deadline for applications was placed on 7anuaxy 17, 1996 with interviews on Tuesday,7anuary 28, 1997 in the upper conference room. Sta,f�indicated that if appointments were not complete by February 1, 1997, then the current commissioners would continue�ntil a replacement could be appointed. MOTION by Edwards to set a Special City Council meeting for January 28, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the six commission openings. Second by Carroll. Ayes: Carroll, Edwards, Anderson, Wippermann, Busho: Nays: None. Motion carried. Council consensus for the goal setting session was to have it after results have been obtained from the up coming phone survey. This would be sometime in March, 1997. Review of work programs and long range goals could also be reviewed at Committee of the Whole meetings. Mayor Busho called the meeting to a close. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p,m. Respectfully submitted, Linda Jentink, Recording Secretary Susan M. Walsh, City Clerk The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 1996-37. 3